Psych 101

PARK SLOPE The Adult Education lecture series kicks off the new year with an enlightening show on “Abnormal Psychology” at Union Hall. Host Charles Star will examine Toxoplasma Gondi, “the parasite that you love when you think you love your cat”; comedian Catie Lazurus will delve into her Jane Austen-obsessed childhood, and three other speakers will edify the audience on mentally unstable couples, the fear of flying, and the shortcomings of the DSM-V. Doors 7:30, show at 8. $5.